CHEESEMONGER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points

It depends on the list you play by. CHEESEMONGER is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept CHEESEMONGER?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CHEESEMONGER is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHEESEMONGER

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CHEESEMONGER scores

Face value of the 12 tiles in CHEESEMONGER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHEESEMONGER has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about CHEESEMONGER

• The letter E appears four times in CHEESEMONGER.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with CHEESEMONGER

1 longer words begin with CHEESEMONGER.

Shorter words from the letters in CHEESEMONGER

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Common questions about CHEESEMONGER

Is CHEESEMONGER valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEESEMONGER, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CHEESEMONGER worth?

CHEESEMONGER is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CHEESEMONGER?

CHEESEMONGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.